Gracie wasn’t feeling up to playing the piano this weekend, so I’m posting another “re-run” from a year ago. The hymns are I’ve Found a Friend, O Such a Friend; There’s Not a Friend Like the Lowly Jesus; and What a Friend We have in Jesus. You can find the lyrics on the YouTube page. […]
Birthday Open House Postponed
Gracie’s 95th birthday is tomorrow! Unfortunately she has had a minor setback in her recovery, so will not be discharged from the transitional care unit that day as we had hoped. As such, we have decided it is best NOT to go ahead with the birthday open house we had planned for Saturday. We hope […]
Tis an Ocean Vast of Blessing
Today’s video is a “re-run” from a year ago. Gracie’s gallbladder decided to act up this past week, landing her in the hospital. 2 “procedures” and an operation later, she is doing well. She has told every doctor and nurse that has cared for her that she expects to be recovered in time for her […]
Happy Birthday, Gracie
It’s the big 94 for Gracie today! Being short on creativity this year, and all vaccinated up, we have opted to just take her to a favorite restaurant that we haven’t been to in over a year! Baldy’s BBQ, here we come! That, in and of itself, will be a special treat! Here’s a picture […]
A Birthday Parade
Yesterday, April 22, was my mom’s (Aka Gracie) 93rd birthday. As readers of this blog know, we have a history of trying to pull off wild events to help her celebrate. For her 70th birthday, we arranged for her to drive a tractor. For her 80th, a friend got her in to a hockey arena […]
Two Birthdays, 8 Years Apart
April 22 marks two important birthdays. The first is the 100th anniversary of the the Chinese Bible. On this day in 1919, the first edition of what has come to known as the Chinese Union Version (CUV) was received from the printer. In September of last year, I had the opportunity to edit an issue […]